The Greatest Cast in Film History...?

[Brock-Landers]

i think "BOOGIE NIGHTS" has a great cast with ..

Burt Reynolds, Mark Wahlberg, Julianne More, Ricky Jay, John C.Reilly, Don Cheadle, Phillip Baker Hall, Thomas Jane, Nicole Parker, Alferd Molina, William H. Macy, Heather Graham and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

so what do you guys think...?

[VicVega]

I'm not saying this just because it's my all-time favorite movie, but it's gotta be Pulp Fiction.

[Tom Samborski]

It has to be JFK. Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pesci, Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, John Candy, Jack Lemmon, Walter Mattheau, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland, and the real Jim Garrison. One hell of a cast in my opinion. I also thought Heat had a top notch cast as well.

[Donnie_Darko]

Hmmmm....

Pulp Fiction for sure...
Ocean's 11 (01) had an awesome cast...
Dogma had a great fucking cast... remember, I'm a Kevin Smith mark...
Ditto for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back...
State and Main... Mammet can get great casts together...
Thin Red Line had an amazing cast... the movie was shit, but the cast was second to none!!

[BadCoverVersion]

Glengarry Glen Ross - Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Pryce...

Small, but perfectly formed.

True Romance - Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Chris Penn, Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, James Gandolfini, Tom Sizemore...

Quite an impressive package.

[sleekproductions]

Magnolia definately has a great cast. Some of my favorite actors (Tom Cruise, William H. Macy) are in there, as is one of my favorite actresses (Julianne Moore). Other than that, the rest of the cast is great as well.

Ocean's Eleven has a great cast.
As does any Kevin Smith movie, really.
Murder By Death... great old-time comedic cast.

And, of course, Pulp Fiction.

[Antonio]

Although I loved the all-star casts in the afore-mentioned PULP FICTION, BOOGIE NIGHTS, MAGNOLIA as well as THE BIG CHILL, I'm going with a classic:

C A S A B L A N C A: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, et. al.

[Annie Hall]

I gotta agree with BadCoverVersion, definitely Glengarry Glen Ross. You don't get much better then that, Pacino, Lemmon, Spacey, Arkin, Harris, Baldwin...I get giddy merely thinking about it, even if the flick itself depresses me to no end.

[Kurtz' Killer]

I agree with JFK, Pulp Fiction, and True Romance. I would also add The Godfather, Platoon, Tombstone, The Royal Tenenbaums & 8 Women.
I know there are hundreds of other "great cast" flicks, but off the top of my head, only these stand out.

[Mad Maggot]

Magnolia (indeed!)
American Beauty
Gone With The Wind
Some Like It Hot
The Godfather

[bob]

kurtz'killer is definitely right on two counts:

The Godfather: Marlon Brando, James Caan, Al Pacino, John Cazale, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton.

The Royal Tenenbaums: Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Bill Murray, Danny Glover.

[Romero&Juliet]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion

True Romance - Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Chris Penn, Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, James Gandolfini, Tom Sizemore...

.

good call!


Yellowbeard: Madaline Kahn, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, Peter Boyle, John Cleese...

[bankholdup]

Most have been mentioned already, but oh well.


The Godfather
Magnolia
Boogie Nights
Glengarry Glen Ross
12 Angry Men had a pretty solid cast

[Dumb-Fokker-**]

Mars Attacks!

Castaway. Wilson and Hanks...

[Hannibal21]

Originally posted by Antonio
C A S A B L A N C A: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, et. al.

Agree with you 100%. Casablanca had a a-fucking-mazing cast!

Also:
ALL ABOUT EVE - Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, George Sanders, Thelma Ritter, Hugh Marlowe, etc.

I just watched it again (for the 4,000 time) and it's still as great as ever thanks to the witty dialogue and the work of it's ensemble cast.

[Nate6]

Originally posted by Dumb-Fokker-**
Mars Attacks!

I was just going to say that. An unconventional choice, but the names are stunning. Too bad they were all wasted (and someone forgot to tell Pam Grier she was in a comedy)

[Deckard]

A few great casts:

Sidney Lumets MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Sean Connery, Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, John Geilguld, Anthony Perkins etc....in fact most of the 70-80's AGATHA CHRISTIE mysteries have stand out casts

John Sturges THE GREAT ESCAPE & MAGNIFICENT 7 have stellar casts in McQueen, Cogburn, Bronson, Yul Bryner etc and Richard Attenborough, Donald Sutherland, James Garner etc

[ANavissi500]

Magnolia - Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Cruise, and William H. Macy lead an amazing ensemble!

I am also going to mention the movie State and Main . It wasn't my favorite movie or anything, but I always liked the ensemble. Alec Baldwin, Julia Stiles, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and William H. Macy were all very good in bringing their respective characters to life in a sleepy Vermont town.

[ColinM]

American Beauty - Kevin Spacey, Annette Benning, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper

Casablanca - Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Paul Henfeld, Conrad Veidt, Dooley Smith, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet

The Godfather - Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Richard Castellano

[bowieee]

The Lost Boys

Corey Haim, Corey Feldmen, Jason Patrick, Keifer Sutherlad, Alex "wild stallions rule" Winter, and sweaty Tim Capello on Sax. :D

[Caranmetiel]

gone with the wind
american beauty
when harry met sally (even tho meg ryan annoys the hell outta me...)
field of dreams

[TomBomb]

why didn't anyone mention HEAT!

Robert Deniro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Ashley Judd, Natalie Portman, William Fichtner, Hank Azaria, Dennis Haysbert... am I forgetting anyone? lol.

Heat had an amazing cast!

[APzombie]

12 angry men
Boogie Nights
any rat pack
Casablanca
The Godfather

[jenna25]

Originally posted by TomBomb
why didn't anyone mention HEAT!

Robert Deniro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Ashley Judd, Natalie Portman, William Fichtner, Hank Azaria, Dennis Haysbert... am I forgetting anyone? lol.

Heat had an amazing cast!

Agreed.:D

Also Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Ocean's Eleven, The Godfather, The Usual Suspects, Sleepers, The Big Chill, Casablanca, Giant and Traffic...:D

[Cosimo]

Pulp Fiction
Magnolia
The Pledge
True Romance
Fargo
Heat
The Godfather
Reservoir Dogs
Once Upon A Time In America

[bankholdup]

I forgot to mention JFK.

[edgeofhell]

I hate to admit this.......but "the outsiders" had a hell of alot of big names...not necessarily great actors but clearly star studded. rob lowe, patrick swayze, tom cruise, ralph macchio, leif garrett, malcolm mcdowell, matt dillon, plus some others i cant remember

no I'm not gay

[Raymond Babbit]

I don't think anyone's mentioned the Usual Suspects yet, so I'll say that.

Also, Silence Of The Lambs and This Is Spinal Tap

[MickeyKnox]

Originally posted by VicVega
I'm not saying this just because it's my all-time favorite movie, but it's gotta be Pulp Fiction.
I second that!

[Jasonite]

Spartacus has got to be up there. Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, c'mon!


Godfather is up in that company: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, James Caan, John Cazale, Diane Keaton, Sterling Hayden, my Lord.

How about Glengarry Glen Ross? Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin, holy crap!




J

[bowieee]

Originally posted by edgeofhell
I hate to admit this.......but "the outsiders" had a hell of alot of big names...not necessarily great actors but clearly star studded. rob lowe, patrick swayze, tom cruise, ralph macchio, leif garrett, malcolm mcdowell, matt dillon, plus some others i cant remember

no I'm not gay

Amen. That movie had an excellent cast.

[osborn soap]

Traffic. I mean you got Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Quaid, Topher, Michael Douglas, and everyone else who rules. I don't even really like Dennis Quaid but for some reason I love him in this movie.

[EBastard]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
Glengarry Glen Ross - Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Pryce...

Small, but perfectly formed.

True Romance - Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Chris Penn, Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, James Gandolfini, Tom Sizemore...

Quite an impressive package. Here, here. But Heat (1995, 10/10) gets my vote as the best.

[Voodoodoll]

The Philadelphia Story: Grant, Hepburn and Stewart in the same movie gets my vote :)

Other great casts:
LOTR
Aliens
X2

[Jasonite]

? True Romance has NO great actors in it? None of them have entered the ranks of the immortals yet.



J

[asyouwish530]

Originally posted by Jasonite
? True Romance has NO great actors in it? None of them have entered the ranks of the immortals yet.



J

You mean you don't consider Bronson Pinchot immortal? :p

[Strider]

"Heat" will also get my vote. Personally, it's my favorite cast of all-time, a truly wonderful ensemble of actors.

Strider

[Jayen]

1. The Longest Day - John Wayne, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Robert Mitchum, Red Buttons, Henry Fonda, Eddie Albert

2. Godfather 1 & 2 - Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Marlon Brando, Jimmy Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Lee Strasberg, John Cazale

[ilovemovies]

Some great choices so I will put some of my pics that haven't been said yet:

Almost Famous- Patrick Fugit, Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Phillip Semour Hoffman

Sleepers- Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric, Brad Pitt, Billy Crudup, Ron Eldard, Minnie Driver

Wonder Boys- Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Robert Downey Jr., Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, Rip Torn

The Gift- Cate Blanchett, Giovinni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, Hilary Swank, Greg Kinnear, Katie Holmes, Gary Cole

L.A. Confidential - Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito, David Straithiern

Apollo 13 - Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlen

Glory - Mathew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Andre Braugher

[Caranmetiel]

two words:

office space

:D